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Mental health via cultural citizenship

Kevin McCabe, Rosie Summerton, Hester Parr

Journal of Public Mental Health

ISSN: 1746-5729

Article publication date: 1 December 2007

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Abstract

Arts can make an important contribution to the social inclusion of marginalised groups such as those with mental health problems. In this article three different voices ‐ those of the arts project user and artist, the project manager and artist, and the academic ‐ explain from their varying perspectives what this contribution may be, and how it operates. By enabling cultural citizenship, the arts provide a means for people who would otherwise remain on the margins of their communities to participate in public life and inhabit mainstream social spaces.

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McCabe, K., Summerton, R. and Parr, H. (2007), "Mental health via cultural citizenship", Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465729200700026

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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